The Umbra: Voyage to the Cyber Realm

OOC: Greetings from Louisiana!

IC: Wishbone will head in the direction indicated by Sense of the Prey, keeping as low a profile as possible.  Based on Spirit Lore, how much can we safely do here without blowing our cover? Specifically: do I think the following are safe: Spirit Speech, sensory gifts, and feeding Gnosis to a spirit? In other words, doI think we can aafely pay for the board without blowing our cover?

OOC:

Good news is, you look like Spirits to cursury examination, hoorary for that.  As for the point by point.  Spirit Speech is fine, passive sensory gifts should work fine, and gnosis fed from the cup should be fine.

Now, walking around with a questing stone, as a fer instance, that'll cause some issues, for obv reasons.

IC :

Wishbone directs the gang through the crowd.  Over time the pedestrians and shops change, becoming more malt shop and more... New Coke.  There's a lot more megenta, a lot more metal, and most of the salesmen are now inside their shops, which glisten with miles of neon tubing.  Welcome to the 80's!

Jason will keep an eye out for a board.  Looking out for bad 80's memes.

Oh they're out there.

Here, lets to this.  There are five shops.  Each has a sign in front of it.

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((Oh Brian, you make my day somedays.))

Jason will point at the sign with the hover board and head towards the first shop.

The first place you enter looks like this:



The soda jerk regards you and says:

" Hello there visitors.  Welcome to our humble shop.  Please indicate your preference, LOOK at our wares, BUY something, TALK to the attendant or EXIT. "

((Oh god it is turning in to Zork!))


Jason will LOOK.

The creature does not respond to your action, though to describe the room is to describe Cafe 80's from Back to the Future 2.

Jason looks at the soda jerk, "Can I Look at your wears?"

The creature regards you blankly.

Jason will look to see if any one is around.

There is no one else in the shop.

"Look."

The creature springs to life.

" We have many goods for sale.  

1. condom 2. spoon 3. bottle cap 4. thong  5. nail clippers 6. candle 7. ice cube 8. slipper 9. thread 10. glow stick 11. light sabre 12. stop sign 13. blouse 14. hanger 15. rubber duck 16.  hovel 17. bookmark 18. model car 19. tampon 20. rubber band 21. tire swing 22. sharpie 23. picture frame 24. photo album 25. nail filer 26. tooth paste 27. bath fizzers 28. tissue box 29. deodorant 30. cookie jar 31. rusty nail 32. drill press 33. chalk 34. word search 35. thermometer  36. face wash 37. paint brush 38. candy wrapper 39. shoe lace 40. leg warmers 41. wireless control 42. boom box 43. quilt 44. stockings 45. card 46. tooth pick 48. shawl 49. speakers 50. key chain 51. cork 52. helmet 53. mouse pad 54. zipper 55. glasses 56. lampshade 57. sketch pad 58. gauge 59. plastic fork 60. flag 61. clay pot 62. check book 63. CD  64. #2 pencil 65. fake flowers 66. sticky note 67. hair tie 68. credit card 69. sun glasses 70. seat belt 71. buckle 72. button  73. canvas 74. vase 75. lip gloss 76. rug 77. hair gel 78. skateboard 79. toe ring 80. scotch tape 81. bow 82. white out 83. grid paper 84. eraser 85. puddle 86. cement stone 87. sponge 88. lace 89. outlet 90. frizz control 91. Melbourne, Australia 92. screw 93. sand paper 94. eye liner 95. pool stick 96. pop can 97. balloon 98. spring 99. red ballon 100. twister



Continue? [Y/N] "

"Y"

Jason sighs, he looks to he others, "I'm not seeing it."  He looks back to the vendor, "Y".

" Proceeding further require an ELITE MEMBERSHIP.  Please provide TEN Gnosis to continue. [ABORT/RETRY/FAIL]"

"Abort."

"Talk"


((Shutters at the idea that Max Headroom might pop up...))

The clerk twitches, then speaks.

" Greetings, citizen!  I hope you are well.  You should buy things, the better to bring great justice to the world.  If you are Garou, say "Y/ES" and hospitality squads will arrive shortly to make you more comfortable. Would you like to know more? [Y/N] "

"N"

Jason walks away and towards the windows.

The windows do not reflect the outdoors you just left, but a futuristic city, as imagined by writers of the 80's.  There is a monorail.

Jason looks to the others, "Ideas?"

Buy hoverboard?

 ((OOC: Am I getting a sense of the item in this shop?))

"Didn't see it on the list, and to see more of the list cost 10 Juice."

Do you call your phone a wireless phone? Or your car a gasoline propelled automobile? Try to think like a customer of this store.  I don't think I can give you any better hint than that without doing things for you on your challenge.

"Hmm,". He walks over to the attendant again.

The attendant stares passively ahead.

"Look"

"It might be helpful," Wishbone notes, "To look at specific items. For instance, look 78, or look skateboard."

((OOC: Keeoing a cautious eye on the clerk. If I think he's seriously suspicious, I'm scrubbing the mission.))

The attendant responds to Wishbone by reaching under the counter and producing a large cardboard box.  The box is covered with decals of wild and flashy colors.


" Number seventy-eight.  Skateboard.  Two gnosis.  Not cleared for Prime Material until 2015. "

Jason will inspect the box.

"Buy 78."

The attendant holds out a hand.

Via mind link <we should take it from the reserve, so we aren't seen doing a rite.>

Wishbone pays in cold, liquid cash, decanting two Gnosis into a cial and handing it to the clerj. To Jason, "Verify that this is the irem the hive lord requires,"

Jason will take the box and open it once the attendant is paid.

Calling for Common Sense on Jason's part to enable him to recall what Rat said about communicating via the mindlink.

(I'll let you call it for him. :p )

The attendant takes the gnosis, then grabs the box and begins gift wrapping it.  He seems to be in no particular rush.

/Jason, do you contest?

Once it is wrapped Jason will take the box, walk away from the attendant to one of the booths and open the package.

Once Jason has the box, Wishbone says, "Our business here is conckuded.  Come," He will head for the door, oointedly NOT waiting for the package to be ooened.

The attendent watches Jason hesistate for a moment on his way out, then returns to whatever it is he does.

Jason will not disobey his Alpha and follows.

The group steps back outside.

Jason looks to Wish, "What's the plan?"